ZIP 26234 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 118 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Upshur County, WV.
118 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 26234 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 29 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 16 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 14 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 13 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 9.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 26234 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 3.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 74.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 26234 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 118 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.